Davis Rebekah Lodge #253

The Davis Rebekah lodge is part of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) - a fraternal order. The members have secret passwords, signs and handshakes. It’s also a social organization and the members have fun together and try to do good works in the community.

The Davis Rebekah Lodge, along with the Davis Odd Fellows Lodge, owns the Odd Fellows Lodge Hall building and the surrounding property currently rented to Hunan Restaurant and Coldwell-Banker Doug Arnold Real Estate.

The first Rebekah Lodge was founded in the 1850’s by Schuyler Colfax, an Odd Fellow and Vice President of the United States to U.S. Grant. The Rebekah Lodge was meant to be the “women’s Lodge” in conjunction with the Odd Fellows Lodge which was meant to be the “men’s lodge”. These distinctions have diminished when membership was opened to both sexes in both Lodges. You will find that many of the men and women of the Davis Lodges are members of both Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.

The Davis Odd Fellows Lodge is the oldest organization in the area, having been chartered in 1870, well before there was a city of Davis and before there was a UCD. The Davis Rebekah Lodge was chartered on April 15, 1901. Both Lodges use the Odd Fellows Hall. The first Lodge Hall was located on G Street and was constructed in 1875. Both Lodges moved into their present Lodge Hall on 415 Second Street in Downtown Davis in 1955.

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) is non-religious, non-political, and non-discriminatory. Men and women over 18 can join. Currently the Davis Rebekah Lodge has 30 members.

2026 Elected Officers of Davis Rebekah Lodge #253

Noble Grand - Lin Spangler
Vice Grand - Greg Tanner
Secretary - Terry Toy
Treasurer - Beth Dovi
Financial Secretary - Sheryl Cambron

2026 Appointed Officers of Davis Rebekah Lodge #253

Right Supporter of the Noble Grand - Charlene Sailer
Left Supporter of the Noble Grand - Howard Spero
Warden - Dave Reed
Conductor - Marcus Marino
Chaplain - Robin Dewey
Inside Guardian - Nan Klein
Outside Guardian - Sharla Cheney
Right Supporter of the Vice Grand - Lea Rosenberg
Left Supporter of the Vice Grand - Dave Rosenberg

Past Noble Grands

2025 Matthew Elliot
2024 Marcus Marino
2023 Joel Mandel
2022 Charlene Sailer
2021 Veva Stone
2020 Sheryl Cambron
2019 Tony Pruitt
2018 Sharla Cheney
2017 Diana Schmiegel
2016 Diana Schmiegel
2015 Barb Geisler
2014 Barb Geisler
2013 Lea Rosenberg
2012 Lea Rosenberg
2011 Lea Rosenberg
2010 Lea Rosenberg
2009 Lea Rosenberg
2008 Lea Rosenberg

Davis Rebekah Lodge Trustees

Lea Rosenberg
Dave Reed
Howard Spero